{"id":31601,"date":"2019-04-17T07:53:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T13:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?p=31601"},"modified":"2021-09-28T16:30:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T20:30:07","slug":"openvpn-secure-cloud-authentication","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/press\/openvpn-secure-cloud-authentication","title":{"rendered":"OpenVPN and JumpCloud Partner to Bring Secure Cloud-based Authentication and User Management to VPN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BOULDER, COLO., and PLEASANTON, CALIF. \u2013 April 16, 2019 \u2013 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OpenVPN, the leading provider of next-gen secure and scalable communication services, and JumpCloud, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the first Directory-as-a-Service<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ae<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> platform, today announced <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/openvpn.net\/using-access-server-with-jumpcloud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a strategic partnership and product integration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that enables improved security and efficiency in managing access to privileged networks and resources requiring VPN. The integration provides seamless connectivity between JumpCloud\u2019s cloud-based identity and access management services and OpenVPN\u2019s Access Server (AS) 2.6.1, ensuring IT and DevOps teams have centralized control over authorizing or revoking user access to VPN-gated resources. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The product integration provides unique options and flexibility to bind and connect OpenVPN AS 2.6.1 user management controls directly to JumpCloud\u2019s core directory service. IT and DevOps teams can choose between integrating AS 2.6.1 either to JumpCloud\u2019s cloud-based RADIUS or LDAP authentication services. The integration features:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LDAP or RADIUS authentication options<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group-based access control<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centralized identity control for VPN access along with a user\u2019s workstation, server, network, application, and data access<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019re excited to announce this new opportunity for our users,\u201d says Francis Dinha, CEO of OpenVPN. \u201cThe security of Access Server combined with the convenient features of JumpCloud is a natural pairing &#8211; both services enhance the other in a powerful way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEnsuring the highest level of security when accessing critical resources behind the protection of VPN is critical for organizations. Making it efficient to control and manage is no longer a stumbling block for IT and DevOps, \u201d says Greg Keller, Chief Strategy Officer at JumpCloud. \u201cSeeing our customers succeed with the ease by which OpenVPN and JumpCloud integrate is a testament to the ideals our companies\u2019 share. Radically enhanced security and minimal management hassle is no longer a dream \u2014 it\u2019s live.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OpenVPN Access Server 2.6.1 and JumpCloud integration is now live and being leveraged by joint OpenVPN and JumpCloud customers. JumpCloud and OpenVPN will be demonstrating the simplicity and security achieved between the products\u2019 integration via public demonstration and documentation for the community to openly engage with and leverage on a webinar on May 16. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe&#8217;re happy to give our customers the ability to securely connect to JumpCloud\u2019s directory service,\u201d says Johan Draaisma, Access Server Feature Lead at OpenVPN. \u201cThis will be incredibly convenient for people who want to access infrastructure and services using a single identity management platform.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Product integration documentation and instructions can be found here:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.desk.com\/customer\/portal\/articles\/2973043-configuring-openvpn-to-use-jumpcloud-s-radius-as-a-service\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrating OpenVPN Access Server 2.61 using JumpCloud RADIUS-as-a-Service<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.desk.com\/customer\/portal\/articles\/2971817-configuring-openvpn-to-use-jumpcloud-s-ldap-as-a-service\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrating OpenVPN Access Server 2.61 using JumpCloud LDAP-as-a-Service<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe integration between JumpCloud and OpenVPN was seamless,\u201d said Peter Lasky, Director of IT Infrastructure and Operations at Augeo FI, \u201cNow we can add or suspend a user in JumpCloud and it automatically propagates across OpenVPN, along with additional platforms like AWS. One-stop provisioning is really what it is all about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JumpCloud\u2019s platform-independent cloud directory approach supports Mac, Windows, and Linux systems along with other platforms, such as G Suite\u2122 and Office 365\u2122. &nbsp;With the new OpenVPN integration, it\u2019s truly possible to give users a single identity for all of their access needs.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Details and Availability<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OpenVPN Access Server 2.6.1 and JumpCloud Directory-as-a-Service integration is now live. For more information, please visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/openvpn.net\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">openvpn.net<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jumpcloud.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>About OpenVPN Inc.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are the provider of next-generation secure and scalable communication services. Our award-winning open source VPN protocol has emerged to establish itself as a de facto standard in the open source networking space with over 50 million downloads since inception. OpenVPN has integrated a suite of leading-edge networking and software technologies to deliver virtual network software that provides secure, reliable, and scalable communication services, not only fulfilling the requirements of the traditional virtual private network (VPN) market, but also addressing the future demands of SDN \u2013 Software Defined Network, Remote Access to private Cloud\/ networks, tunneling to UTM \u2013 Unified Threat Management Firewall Clouds\/ Gateways, tunneling to DDOS Clouds\/ Gateways to protect against malicious attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>About JumpCloud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ae<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JumpCloud, the first Directory-as-a-Service<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ae<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> platform, is Active Directory<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ae<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and LDAP reimagined. JumpCloud securely manages and connects user identities to their systems, applications, data, and networks. Try JumpCloud\u2019s cloud-based directory service at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/console.jumpcloud.com\/signup\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jumpcloud.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOULDER, COLO., and PLEASANTON, CALIF. \u2013 April 16, 2019 \u2013 OpenVPN, the leading provider of next-gen secure and scalable communication [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":31604,"template":"","press_category":[],"funnel_stage":[],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.9 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>OpenVPN and JumpCloud Partner for Cloud-Based Authentication to VPN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"OpenVPN and JumpCloud today announced a product integration that enables improved security and efficiency in managing access to resources requiring VPN.\" 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